Life cycles and growth rates of two morphotypes of Cystodytes (Ascidiacea) in the western Mediterranean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 296, Issue , 2005, Pages 219-228

  López Legentil, Susanna ^a,b   Ruchty, Markus ^c   Domenech, Arnau ^a   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Cystodytes; Growth rates; Invertebrates; Life cycles; Mortality; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY; SPONGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; CRAMBE (PORIFERA); CRAMBE CRAMBE; CYSTODYTES; CYSTODYTES DELLECHIAJEI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 23744476892     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps296219     Document Type: Article

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